Invisible hood for garments



April 7, 1936. Q. ROSEN 2,036,609

INVISIBLE HOOD FOR GARMENIS Filed March 5, 1935 Patented A... 7, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

My present invention relates to hoods for garments and more particularly to a combination hood and double back member which will be entirely out of sight when not worn over the head.

It is known that there are in existence several devices which by one means or another may be combined with a garment to act as a covering for the head of the wearer and even further it is known that it is old in the art to provide such a hood member which may be adapted to be worn with the garment to which it is attached in the form of a collar either on the inside or outside of the coat. But at best the association of such an article with a coat is usually an inconvenience on such an article of wearing apparel when not worn over the head and therefore tends to limit the utility'of a garment so provided for.

I have found that it is possible, by designing the hood portion in a very particular manner, to provide an efiicient hood member which may be snugly disposed against the inner back of the coat when not in use so that no uncomfortable or undesirable bulging occurs and in addition thereto there results a new use for the hood when not adjusted over the head, namely a combination double back.

The principal object of my inventionis therefore an improved invisible hood for garments.

Another object is a combination hood and double back member for a garment.

And still another object is an article of the character described which may be equally applicable to a garment already provided with a collar or not as the case may be.

Other objects and novel features comprising the construction and operation of my invention will appear as the description of the same progresses.

In the drawing, illustrating the preferred embodiment of my invention,

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the device adjusted over the head of a wearer;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged rear elevation;

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the coat shown in Fig. 1 having my hood associated therewith but in position to act as a double back member and,

Fig. 4 is a development of the combination hood and double back.

Referring more in detail to the drawing, l indicates a coat which is shown provided with a collar l l of the standard mackinaw type and which is intended to be illustrative of any type of garment such as the so called cossack jacket", ski-suits, overcoats, and the liketo which the present invention could be effectively applied and which may be made from any desirable material such as woven goods, rubber, suede cloth, leather and the like.

In Fig. 1, I have shown my improved hood generally denoted by the numeral [2 which consists of a member formed more or less in the shape illustrated at Fig. 3, an exact design of which must necessarily vary within rather wide limits depending on style, size and fitting as modified by the particular kind of coat to which it is applied.

In general the member l2 will comprise a circularly shaped neck portion l3 which is adapted to be firmly attached to the neck portion of a garment on its inner side as illustrated by stitching l4 in Fig. 3. Member 12 is further designed with two semicircularly shaped portions I5 which are provided with a conventional zipper fastening 16 along the outer edge thereof as illustrated in Fig. 3, which is adapted to be drawn upwards and forward and thereby comprise the hood member as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2.

At l1 and I8 are indicated two 'wing portions of the hood member which are located on the inside of the shoulder of the coat and extend over the shoulder and slightly downward underneath the front of the coat at its lapel-portion. These wing portions may be secured to the underside of the lapel of the coat by some means of fastening such as stitching or snap buttons, the latter form having been indicated by numeral l9, and these wing portions l1 and I8 serve to provide for the hood, when in place, extending. down in front of the neck of the wearer as shown in Fig. 1 and is brought together and held through the openings 20 by means of a button link 2| such as is also illustrated in Fig. 1.

If it is found desirable not to provide the hood with a skirted portion for the neck, the wings I! and I8 may be obviated and then the hood will take a. form shown in Fig. 3 as diifering from that indicated in Fig. 4 and the member l2 will be held in position by the stitching l3 and by snap buttons 22 fastened against the inside back of the coat.

In operation, the member 1 2 will be disposed as shown in Fig. 3 and the wearer may then reach down in back and draw themember i2 upwards, closing the zipper fastening i6 which will conform the hood about the head of a wearer to a shape as illustrated in Fig. 1.

While I have shown the application of my device in the form of a hood for a mackinaw" coat, it is further intended that the broad principle of utilizing such a member as a combination' double back may also be extended to the use o! the hood as a collar as well and such a design will be applicable to any form or style of garment. manufactured of any material, and it is again pointed out that the application of my device need not obviate the use of a standard collar it such is desired and the device serves equally well as a double back insuring greater warmth or possibly moisture proofing whether used as a hood member or not.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A member for use as an adjustable hood in a garment comprising a material suspended from the inside neck portion of a garment formed to fit snugly adjacent the inside of the back portion of said garment and detachably fastened at its side'portions to said inner back of the garment when the said member is not in use as a hood,

manner, said hood further being provided with a fastening member located in the top thereof and said hood adapted to be dropped down inside said garment and form a flat double back when said fastening member is unclosed.

OSCAR ROSEN. 

